How to join Discovery Health

The best, biggest, affordable and most secure Medical Aid.

Discovery Health has 23 plans - all with unlimited private hospital cover, out of hospital benefits and full cover in extensive healthcare networks!It is certainly the finest medical aid for you and your family and you are sure to find a plan to meet your needs and pocket!

Affordable contributions - which are on average 16.4% lower than other South African medical schemes - give you real value for money!

Discovery Health Medical Scheme is South Africa’s most-loved medical aid. No wonder it is rated #1!

Cover includes the hospital, admitting doctor, anaesthetist and any other approved healthcare professional accounts.

Full cover when you use linked doctors, specialists and other healthcare professionals!

Emergencies are covered in full.

Full cover for a defined list of procedures done in network day surgeries!

CHRONIC BENEFITS - All the plans cover approved medicine for the PMB Chronic Disease List conditions. Certain plans cover additional conditions.Use network providers and get full cover and have your medicine delivered to your door!DiabetesCare and HIVCare programmes, together with your Premier Plus GP, will help you manage your specific chronic conditions.

You have unlimited cancer cover.

DAY TO DAY SAVINGS - On selected plans, day-to-day medical expenses (like GP, specialist consultations, medicine, radiology and pathology) are paid from a savings fund. Unused funds carry over to the next year. The Smart plans offer unlimited network benefits with a co-payment when you use them.The KeyCare and Start plans offer primary care through a network of GPs.

DAY TO DAY EXTENDER BENEFIT - Kicks in when when your savings are used. Discovery Health will pay further costs for essential network healthcare services. Depending on your plan, you can get full cover for GP consultation fees, blood tests, preferred day-to-day medicine, antenatal consultations, kids casualty visits, video call consultations with paediatricians and some external medical items.

ABOVE THRESHOLD BENEFIT - Certain plans have a safety net that gives you further day-to-day cover. Once your claims add up to your threshold, Discovery Health pay the rest of your claims for that year - depending your plan limits.

MATERNITY BENEFITS - All plans offer comprehensive materinty and early childhood benefits, paid by the scheme.

SCREENING and PREVENTION BENEFIT - You and your children have access to cover that tests for detection and early warning signs of serious illness.

INTERNATIONAL SECOND OPINIONS - for life-threatening and life-changing conditions.

KEYCARE SERIES - From R 839Affordable medical cover if you?re willing to use providers in a specified network for both in-hospital and out-of-hospital treatment.Best, ideal, affordable plan for pensioners and families on a strict budget.

I WANT A QUOTEGet an Affordable, Low cost DISCOVERY HEALTH QUOTE NOW!With a current market share of 53% in the open market in South Afica and one of the most secure medical aids, why look anywhere else!